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Brief Biographies of the 4 Imams Abu Hanifa,Shafi'i,Malik #&Ahma |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Great jurists of Islam who laid down the laws of Sunni Islam, namely imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafe'i, and Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal.
Because of their immense dedication and intellectual acuity, these men enjoy recognition to this day as Islam’s most influential schol |
| Published: Monday 26 April, 2010 |
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Imam Abu Ja`far Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Azdi, Al-Tahawi |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Imam Abu Ja`far Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Azdi, known as Imam Tahawi after his birthplace in Egypt, is among the most outstanding authorities of the Islamic world on hadith and jurisprudence (fiqh). He lived at a time when both the direct and indirect disciples of the Four Imams of law were teaching an... |
| Published: Monday 22 February, 2010 |
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Abdullah Ibn Abbas, The Companions of The Prophet |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| The Companions of The Prophet
Abdullah Ibn Abbas
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Abdullah was the son of Abbas, an uncle of the noble Prophet. He was born just three years before the Hijrah. When the Prophet died, Abdullah was thus only thirteen years old.
When he was born, his mother to... |
| Published: Tuesday 08 December, 2009 |
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Imam Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Hussayn al-Bayhaqi |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Hussayn al-Bayhaqi the jurisprudent imam, hadith master, authority in the foundations of doctrine, defender of the School both in its foundations and its branches, one of the mountains of Islamic knowledge was born in the year 384 AH in the Small town of Khusraugird near Bayha... |
| Published: Monday 26 October, 2009 |
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Craving For Wealth By Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| The first type of craving for wealth is that a person has extreme love for wealth and also relentlessly exerts efforts to attain it - via means which are lawful - being excessive in that, striving hard and making painstaking efforts and toiling in order to attain it.
It has been reported that t... |
| Published: Friday 05 June, 2009 |
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Ibn Ata’ Allah al-Iskandari, al-Judhami ash-Shadhili |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Introduction
Biographical Sketch
Taj ad-Din Abu’l-Fadl Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abd al-Karim b. Ata’ Allah al-Iskandari, al-Judhami ash-Shadhili, known simply as Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah, was born in Alexandria, Egypt, as his nisbah indicates, about the middle of the seventh/thirteenth century. His family we... |
| Published: Tuesday 16 December, 2008 |
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Muhammad Abdullah Draz (b. 1894) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Muhammad Abdullah Draz was born in 1894 in northern Egypt. His father was an Islamic scholar educated in Al-Azhar, the oldest university in the world. His work included the editing of a remarkable work, Al-Muwafaqat, by Imam Al-Shatibi, which brought a great treasure of former Islamic scholars into ... |
| Published: Tuesday 15 May, 2007 |
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Muhammad b. 'Ali al-'Arabi al-Hatimi al-Ta-i, (IBN ARABI) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Sufi, philosopher, poet, Muhammad Ibn 'Arabi is one of the world's best known spiritual teachers. Known to some Muhyid din and the Shaykh al-Akbar (the Greatest Master), and cursed by others . He was born in 1165 AD (560 AH) in Andalusian Spain, the center of an extraordinary flourishing and cro... |
| Published: Sunday 25 February, 2007 |
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About Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Ibn al-Sabbagh gives the following biographical data about al-Shadhili He was born in the region of Ghumara, in today's Morocco, around A.H. 583 or A.D. 1187 .He embarked on a spiritual journey in search of a genuine Sufi shaykh or the qutb [pole]. As a result, he travelled to Baghdad which was stil... |
| Published: Sunday 22 January, 2006 |
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Imam Ibn Rajab al Hanbali : A short biography |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| He was the noble Imaam, the Haafidh, the Critic, Zayn-ud-Deen ‘Abdur-Rahmaan bin Ahmad bin ‘Abdir-Rahmaan bin al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Abil-Barakaat Mas’ood As-Salaamee Al-Baghdaadee (due to his place of birth), Al-Hanbalee (due to his madh-hab), Ad-Dimashqee (due to his place of residence and deat... |
| Published: Wednesday 31 August, 2005 |
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Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Although best known for his works in hadith, Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277) was also the Imam of the later Shafi'i school of Jurisprudence, and widely acknowledged as the intellectual heir to Imam Shafi'i. He was a renowned scholar and jurist who dedicated his life to the pursuit of Islam... |
| Published: Wednesday 22 June, 2005 |
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THE CAREER OF ABU MADYAN (The Way of Abu Madyan ) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| The man who was to become the most influential figure of the developmental period of North African Sufism, Abu Madyan Shu’ayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari, who was called by later biographers the ‘Shaykh of Shaykhs, Imam of the Ascetics and the Pious, Lord of the Gnostics, and Exemplar of the Seekers’, a... |
| Published: Tuesday 21 June, 2005 |
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Imaam Abu Muhammad Al-Barbahaaree (d329H) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| He is the Imaam, the example, the Mujaahid, the Shaikh of the Hanbalee scholars and greatest of them in his time: Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan Ibn 'Alee Ibn Khalf Al-Barbahaaree - an ascription to Barbahaar, which were medicines imported from India. |
| Published: Tuesday 22 February, 2005 |
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Imam Muslim (202 - 261H) The Compiler of (Jami’) As-Sahih Hadit |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Compiler One of the Pioneering Hadith Works knows as the Saheeh Sitta.
The full name of Imam Muslim is Abu'l-Husain 'Asakir-ud-Din Muslim b. Hajjaj al-Qushayri al-Naisaburi. "Muslim," as his nasba shows, belonged to the Qushayr tribe of the Arabs, an offshoot of the great clan of Rabi'a. He was bor... |
| Published: Tuesday 09 November, 2004 |
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Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Ash-Shaybani |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| He was a pupil of Abu Hanifah and heard hadith from Mis'ar ibn Kidam, Sufyan ath-Thawri, 'Amr ibn Dinar, Malik ibn Maghul, Imam Malik ibn Anas, al-Awza'i, Rabi'ah ibn Salih, Bakir and Qadi Abu Yusuf |
| Published: Tuesday 10 August, 2004 |
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Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi's message of balanced spirituality |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| There is only one Maulana in Turkey - Maulana (Mawlana) Jalaluddin Rumi, known as one of the greatest mystic poets of Islam. In Turkey, he is known simply as 'Mevlana,' and his followers go by the title of 'Mevlevi.' But his poems and mystical teachings are known throughout the Muslim world.
Jalalu... |
| Published: Thursday 03 June, 2004 |
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The life of Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| In A.H. 488, at the age of eighteen, he left his native province to become a student in the great capital city of Baghdaad, the hub of political, commercial and cultural activity, and the center of religious learning in the world of Islaam. After studying traditional sciences under such teachers as... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| In the ninth century A.C, Islamic learning was at its peak. Muslim scholars and scientists excelled in their learning and achievements in different fields. Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari surpassed them all. Learned in hadith literature, he also studied many other subjects to further his know... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani (one of the Imams of the Maliki School |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah ibn Abi Zayd was one of the people North Africa. Abu Zayd's name was 'Abdu'r-Rahman according to Ibn Makula and Qadi Ibn al-Hadhdha'. He was from the tribe of Nifza and lived in Qayrawan. |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Ibn al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyya 691AH - 751 AH (1292- 1350 CE ) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah :
Sham Al-din Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya. He was born in a small farming village near Damascus, Syria in 691 A.H/.1292 C.E, and he studied under his father who was the local attendant (qayyim) of al-Jawziyya school. Later on, he pursued his quest fo... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Muhammad Ibn Sa'd |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa'd is one of the earliest authorities on Muslim biography.
He was born in 168AH in Basra, and died in 230 AH (845) at the age of 62. He moved to Baghdad where he studied under various people, specially Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi. He came to be known as the secretary o... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Jalal al-Din AL-SUYUTI By Dr. G. F. Haddad |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamal al-Din Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Sabiq al-Din, Jalal al-Din al-Misri al-Suyuti al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari, also known as Ibn al-Asyuti (849-911AH), the mujtahid imam and renewer of the tenth Islamic century, foremost hadith master, jurist, Sufi, philologist, and historian, he auth... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Qadi Ibn Rushd (Averroes) The Jurist, Mathematician, Philosopher |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Ibn Rushd the grandson (520-595) was the foremost authority of the Maliki school of Law in Cordoba in his time both in the law and its principles. There was no one higher than him in the matter of legal ruling (fatwa) for crucial issues. Here are some testimonies on him: |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Short Biography of Imam Al-Ghazali |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Tusi famous in the world of learning as al-Ghazzali. .The Imam major Shafi‘i jurist, heresiographer and debater, expert in the principles of doctrine and those of jurisprudence.
He was born in 450 AH (1058 A.D). in Persia . He attended the village madressa and as a young man ... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Short Biography of Imam Ibn Kathir |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| He was Hafidh Abul Fida Ismail ibn Abi Hafs Shihabuddin Omar ibn Kathir ibn Daw ibn Kathir in Zar` the Quraishite – originally from Busra (Syria) – and raised in Damascus. He followed the Shafi`ee school of thought. Ibn Kathir was born in the year 701 AH in an area called Majdal, near Busra, west of... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Shaykh Ul Islam Ibn Taymiyah al hanbali, Taqi ud-Din Abu'l-Abba |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Shaykh al-Islam Taqi ud-Din Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad Ibn al-Halim ibn Abd al-Salam Ibn Taymiyah al-Hanbali was born in , 661 AH(1263 AC) in Haran, which is now in Eastern Turkey, near the border of northern Iraq..
His family had long been renowned for its learning. His father 'Abdul-Halim (Shihab al-Di... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi was Born in the village of Nawa in Southern Syria, Nawawi spent most of his life in Damascus where he lived in a simple manner, devoted to Allah, engaging single-mindedly in worship, study, writing and teaching various Islamic sciences. The life of this world seems s... |
| Published: Friday 09 April, 2004 |
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Brief Life of Imam Shaf'ee (Rah) (shafi'i, Shafee) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Idris al- Shaf'ee was a descended from the Hashimi family of the Quaraish tribe to which the Holy Prophet (SAW) belonged.
He was born in Gaza, Palestine, and was raised in Makkah, his parents' home town. He memorized the holy Qur'an while he was still a young child. When... |
| Published: Thursday 08 April, 2004 |
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Short Biography of Imam al Bukhari(b 194 AH) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| IMAM Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ismaeel bin al-Mughirah al-Bukhari was born on 13th of Shawwal 194 AH in Bukhara. a town in the eastern part of Turkestan.
His father died while he was still in his infancy and his upbringing was left entirely to his mother, who looked after his health and educatio... |
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Taj al-Din al-Subki, by David W. Myhram |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Taj al-Din al-Subki, the author of the Mu`id al-Ni`am wa Mubid al-Niqam, belongs to a large family of al-Subkis, whose members during the seventh and eighth century A.H. made themselves renowned, not only for their learning, high positions as qadis, jurisconsultants, professors, preachers, and write... |
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